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At last Ju a cheerful air, she entered the roo, sir; you see I aentle friend's banishracious mood?"

"O sir, how beautiful she is, and how kind! I knohy ainsay her!"

"The enchantress kno to cast her spells She was then friendly?"

"She gave ly "She said Mr Wayland wished to recompense me"

"Did he so? If it came from him I should have expected a more liberal sum"

"But, oh!" in a tone of infinite surprise and content, "this is ivingSir, may I write to your bookseller, Mr Tonson, and order a book of Mr Jaive to hted with the extracts I have copied for her?"

"Will not that consuenerous friend?"

"I have enough left There is a nehich I never have worn, which will serve for the new clothes my Lady spoke of to receive her son's bride"

"She entered on that subject then?"

"Only for a moment as she took leave Oh, sir, is it possible that she can know all about this young lady?"

"What have you heard of her?"

"Sir, they say she is a dreadful little vixen"

"Who say? Is she known at Carminster?"

"No, sir," said Aurelia, disconcerted "It was from Nurse Dove that I heard what Sir Amyas's man said when he came back fro to servants"

"Nevertheless I should be glad to hear Was the servant old Grey? Then he is to be depended on What did he say?"

Aurelia needed little persuasion to tell all that she had heard from Mrs Dove, and he answered, "Thank you, my child, it tallies precisely hat the poor boy himself told me"

"Then he has told his mother? Will she not believe him?"

"It does not suit her to do so, and it is easy to say the girl will be altered by going to a good school In fact, there are many reasons more powerful with her than the virtue and happiness of her son," he added bitterly "There's the connection, forsooth As if Lady Aresfield were fit to bring up an honest man's wife; and there's the fortune to fill up the void she has made in the Delavie estates"